Databases on Sustainable development

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The databases which are marked with a * are freely accessible through the KIT Intranet and on the computers in the KIT Library. You are also able to see the full text.

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ADI - Africa Development Indicators *
ADI Online is the premier data source on the African economy. Africa Development Indicators Online contains data for over 1,200 statistical indicators, and time series from 1965 for 53 countries. Data include social, economic, financial, natural resources, infrastructure, governance, partnership, and environmental indicators. In addition to the valuable data, each year ADI Online also brings an essay on a key topic for Africa.

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Developing your Business
The Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation is keen to stimulate economic growth in developing countries and other emerging markets. There are many different facilities available worldwide that support economic activity and make it possible for businesses to start, grow, survive and succeed. Those facilities are the focus of the Developing your Business database.The database provides information on subsidies and grants, support for import and export activities, investments, finding experts, research facilities, networking, training and other related websites.The search function enables you to search by country and by keyword.

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Development Gateway
Zunia is an online network for knowledge exchange among development professionals worldwide. Users from all over the world visit the portal to access news, events, best practices and publications on a wide range of development topics.

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Directory of Development Organizations
The directory of development organizations, listing 65,000 development organizations, has been prepared to facilitate international cooperation and knowledge sharing in development work, both among civil society organizations, academic and research institutions, governments and the private sector.

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Doing Business
The Doing Business project provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 181 economies and selected cities at the subnational and regional level. They indicate the regulatory costs of business and can be used to analyze specific regulations that enhance or constrain investment, productivity and growth. The team works closely with thousands of professionals around the world.

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EL@ND - European Libraries Network for Development
The ELAND service provides access to a wealth of development information resources held by institutes in different parts of Europe. It covers some of the best specialist development research libraries, as well as leading online information sources. Altogether, more than 1 million individual records can be accessed. ELAND allows eleven separate databases to be searched from one screen. There are a variety of search and browse options and results can be viewed in several different ways.

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Eldis - Gateway to Development Information
Eldis is the gateway to online information on development policy, practice and research. Coverage includes social, economic, political and environmental issues. It provides descriptions and links to a variety of information sources, including websites, databases, library catalogues, bibliographies, email discussion lists, research project information, map and newspaper collections. Thousands of full text documents are available free to download. The Resource Guides and Dossiers offer easy access to information on a wide rage of subjects, while the Country Profiles provide regional and country specific information.

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GDF Online - Global Development Finance *
GDF Online provides access to statistical data for the 135 countries that report public and publicly-guaranteed debt to the World Bank Debtor Reporting System. The database covers external debt stocks and flows, major economic aggregates, and key debt ratios as well as average terms of new commitments, currency composition of long-term debt, debt restructuring, and scheduled debt service projections.

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Search4DEV
Search4Dev is an online library for digital publications of Dutch organizations in the international development cooperation sector. Search4Dev offers quick and easy access to these publications. In addition to bibliographic details, you will always find a link to the full text version of a publication.

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Tropag *
The database Agriculture and Environment for Developing Regions (TROPAG) is a comprehensive information service for researchers and experts interested in agriculture and environmental management in the developing countries. All tropical crops are covered, including rice, coffee, cocoa, sugar cane and many others. Poultry, cattle, goats, rabbits, sheep and camels are all included. The international literature on agricultural production is part of the focus on "Production and processing". This is complemented by a focus on "Agricultural development" and a focus on "Environmental management", giving comprehensive coverage of the issues relevant to agriculture in the developing countries of Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean.

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WDI Online - World Development Indicators *
WDI Online is the premiere data source on the global economy. It contains statistical data for over 850 development indicators and time series data from 1960-2007 (selected data for 2007) for over 185 countries and 18 country groups. Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators. Data selection screens are intuitive and easy to use. Results can be scaled, indexed against a particular year, viewed by percentage change, and charted. These features plus data export options in standard formats like Excel make WDI Online the most useful tool yet for researching developmental data.

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